JP4428660B2 - Doll neck connection structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a doll neck connection structure.
In this specification, the doll is not limited to the doll generally including the trunk, legs, arms, and head, and includes a doll such as a mermaid that does not include the legs and arms. To do.
Moreover, what is called what is called a doll's element | base_body and the head can be connected is also included.
Further, all of the so-called movable dolls and the dolls whose limbs, hips, etc. do not move, which are configured so that the required parts such as the limbs, the waist can be moved are also targeted.
The movable doll includes all known ones such as those separately provided with joint portions at required movable portions and those integrally formed without any joint portions.
Further, the material constituting the doll may be hard or soft, and the design can be changed within the scope of the present invention.

In the recent doll industry, dolls having a configuration that faithfully replicates the human body (naked body) form called a figure are gaining popularity among customers.
The figure dolls are usually played by girls, etc., or simply dressed up, but the figure consumer base has changed recently, especially for male and female adults. Is also increasing. In such an adult consumer group, many dolls are remodeled according to the hobby of each consumer. In particular, the head of a doll has a wide variety of facial expressions and hairstyles, and many customers want to change their facial expressions and hairstyles.

Therefore, the present inventor previously provided a neck connecting structure in which the head can be attached and detached, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to meet such consumer needs.
The neck connecting structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a cylindrical neck outer skin mounting portion (neck main body) that is fitted into a neck outer skin that is integrally formed with the body outer skin constituting the torso of the doll. At the upper end of the neck main body, it is provided so as to be swingable (extendable / contractible) in the vertical direction via an elastic member, and has a large lower end circular shape compared to a circular connecting hole provided in the outer skin of the doll's head It is comprised by the substantially conical head outer skin fitting part (locking part) which has a surface. And as for the said elastic member, the latching part has mentioned the coil spring which always pulls and acts on the upper end direction of a neck part main body as an example.
That is, when the connecting hole of the head skin is expanded and the engaging part is inserted, the lower end circular surface comes into contact with the inner peripheral edge of the connecting hole, and the engaging part is moved toward the upper end of the neck body by the elastic member. The neck portion is connected to the head portion (head skin) by holding the inner and outer peripheral edges of the connection hole between the lower end circular surface and the upper end surface of the neck body. Further, the locking state of the locking portion to the connection hole is released, and the connection between the head and the neck is released.
Therefore, the consumer has remodeled the doll according to the consumer's preference by changing the head with a different facial expression according to his / her preference.

However, in the case of the connection structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, a substantially conical locking portion having a lower end circular surface having a diameter larger than that of the circular connection hole of the head skin is pushed by the lower end circular surface. Since it was to be expanded and inserted or removed, labor was required for the connection and release work.
Further, in recent years, the present inventor has provided a head structure in which an opening is provided in a part of the head and a lid that is detachably fitted to the opening as disclosed in Patent Document 2. .
Therefore, the present inventor repeated research and development to provide a neck connecting structure that can be easily attached and detached using the opening provided in the head, and completed the present invention.
JP 2004-222935 A (refer to FIG. 9 in particular) Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-327507

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connection structure of the neck portion to the head of the doll that is extremely easy to attach and detach.

The technical means made by the first invention to achieve the above object is a connecting structure for releasably connecting the neck to the head, the head having at least one opening, is formed in a hollow shape having a neck connecting hole, at least a locking portion insertable into the neck portion connecting hole of the head, and a neck body with said locking portion in the vertical movement and lateral rotatably upper end, engaging A stop part is always drawn toward the neck part main body, and the locking part is arranged in the head part with an elastic member which can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction , The contact surface that can be contacted, the insertion hole portion through which the locking portion inserted through the neck connection hole can be inserted, and the elastic member are pulled upwards against the elasticity of the elastic member. In addition, the position where the locking portion rotated in a predetermined direction is shifted from the insertion hole portion It resides in that the neck portion connecting structure doll, characterized in that it consists of the locking member is composed of a receiving portion to lock.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the neck is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape with a communication hole therein, and a surface portion is provided at a predetermined position in the communication hole, and the communication in the neck main body. A shaft portion that can be inserted into the hole and provided with a shaft surface portion at a predetermined position, and a locking portion having a substantially trapezoidal shape in front view that is provided integrally with a locking surface on the left and right at the tip of the shaft portion ; The coil spring is wound around the outer periphery of the shaft portion in the communication hole of the neck body, the surface portion in the communication hole of the neck body, and the shaft surface portion of the shaft portion . The doll's neck connection structure is characterized in that it is sandwiched between the dolls and provided so as to be extendable and contractible.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the connection structure of the neck part with respect to the head of a doll which is very easy to attach / detach using the opening of a head can be provided.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below. In addition, this embodiment is only one embodiment of the present invention, and the design can be changed within the scope of the present invention.
In addition, in this embodiment to illustrate, although the head for the doll which copied the person called a figure is mentioned as one Embodiment, this invention is not limited to this at all, such as a bear and a bird. It covers all the heads of what is generally called a doll, such as the head of a doll that replicates an animal or the head of a doll that is a three-dimensional version of a cartoon character. Further, in this embodiment, the neck skeleton of a so-called soft vinyl resin doll will be described as the neck, but if the entire doll is made of a hard material, the neck of the doll itself is referred to as the neck.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 1 indicates a schematic cross section of the head for a doll in the present embodiment. For example, soft vinyl provided with a skeleton on a trunk, arms, and legs (not shown) below the neck 5. Used as the soft head of a doll.

In this embodiment, the head 1 is made of, for example, a soft synthetic resin material (soft vinyl resin), and has an external form in which the human head is replicated by, for example, rotational molding or slush molding, and is hollow inside.
In addition, an opening 2 that extends over a predetermined area is provided in at least one location of the head 1, and a lid 3 that is detachably fitted in the opening 2 and that constitutes the overall appearance of the head 1 is provided. In addition, predetermined flocking may be given to the outer surface of the lid portion 3. In addition, hair transplantation may be applied to a predetermined region of the head other than the lid 3.
Reference numeral 4 in the figure denotes a neck connecting hole for connecting the head 1 and the neck 5.

The neck connecting hole 4 is a rectangular long hole provided in a predetermined region of the neck connecting portion of the head 1 so as to penetrate the inner and outer surfaces of the head 1, and a locking portion 17 described later can be easily inserted. It is opened in a simple shape. The neck connecting hole 4 is not particularly limited to the illustrated shape as long as it is formed in a hole shape into which a locking portion 17 described later can be easily inserted.
The facial expression formed on the head 1, the ear shape (not shown), the eyeball portion, etc. are arbitrary and not limited.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the neck portion 5 is provided at the neck portion body 6, the shaft portion 14 that can be inserted into the communication hole in the neck portion body 6, and the tip 14 b of the shaft portion 14. The locking portion 17 provided at the upper end of the elastic member 19 and an elastic member 19 that always pulls the locking portion 17 toward the neck body 6.

  The neck body 6 is made of, for example, a hard synthetic resin material in the present embodiment, and has upper and lower ends 6a and 6b having openings 7 and 8, and a predetermined length having a communication hole 9 in communication with the openings 7 and 8 therein. It is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape. In the present embodiment, the upper end portion of the neck portion main body 6 is configured as follows. That is, a flange surface 10 that protrudes in the horizontal direction and continues in the circumferential direction is provided on the outer periphery of the upper end 6a, and has an upwardly inclined taper 11 that curves from the flange surface 10 toward the opening 7 of the upper end 6a. is doing. When the neck main body 6 is fitted into a cylindrical neck skin that is integrally extended from a body portion made of soft vinyl resin (not shown), the collar 10 has an edge of the neck skin on the collar 10. Abut.

In the present embodiment, the communication hole 9 spans a surface portion 12 provided in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction (hole direction) at a predetermined position in the neck portion main body 6, and is connected to the lower end 6 b with the surface portion 12 as a boundary. The communication hole between them is a first communication hole 9a, and the communication hole between the upper end 6a is a second communication hole 9b.
Further, the surface portion 12 is provided with a hole portion 12a for communicating the first series of through holes 9a and the second communication hole 9b. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a series of communication holes 9 is configured by the first communication holes 9a and the second communication holes 9b.
Further, in this embodiment, when the diameter of the first continuous hole 9a is D1, and the diameter of the second communication hole 9b is D2, the relation of D1> D2 is established. Further, when the diameter of the hole 12a is D3, the relationship is D2> D3. In addition, although the size relationship between the hole diameters and the hole diameters of D1 to D3 is not particularly limited, at least each of the hole diameters is larger than the diameter of the shaft portion 14.

  In the figure, reference numeral 13 denotes a plurality of dropout prevention portions provided in a predetermined region on the outer periphery of the neck portion main body 6. In this embodiment, protrusions that are continuous in the circumferential direction are provided at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the main body 6. A plurality of protrusions are provided. This drop-off prevention part 13 has a structure for preventing drop-out when the neck part body 6 is fitted into a cylindrical neck part skin integrally extended from a soft vinyl resin body part (not shown). Therefore, it is not limited to the structure of the present embodiment, and any structure that can prevent the neck portion 5 from falling is within the scope of the present invention. In addition, the form which is not provided with this drop-off prevention part 13 is also within the scope of the present invention.

  In this embodiment, the neck body 6 is formed in a cylindrical shape, but is not particularly limited, and the design can be changed within the scope of the present invention, such as a rectangular tube shape.

  The shaft portion 14 is formed in a columnar shape of a predetermined length having a shaft diameter that can be inserted into the first series of through holes 9a in the neck body 6, the hole portion 12a of the surface portion 12, and the second communication hole 9b. A locking portion 17 to be described later is integrally provided at the tip projected from the upper end of the neck portion main body 6.

Further, in this embodiment, an axial surface portion 15 provided in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft portion 14 is provided at a predetermined position on the outer periphery of the rear end 14a of the shaft portion 14.
In this embodiment, the shaft surface portion 15 has an outer diameter that can slide in the communication hole (first communication hole 9a), and is formed in an annular shape having a through hole 15a at the center of the circle. The shaft portion 14 is inserted and disposed in the through hole 15a so that the outer periphery of the shaft portion 14 is slidable in the axial direction and the circumferential direction.
In this embodiment, an elastic member 19 to be described later is disposed on the outer periphery of the shaft portion 14, the shaft surface portion 15 is disposed on the lower end side of the elastic member 19, and the shaft portion is viewed from below with a screw 16 with a flange. 14 is screwed to the rear end 14a.

  The flanged screw 16 is formed such that the diameter of the flange 16a is larger than the diameter of the through hole 15a of the shaft surface portion 15, and the shaft surface portion 15 is supported by the flange 16a so as not to drop off. The flange 16a may be separate from the screw portion. Further, by providing a female screw on the inner periphery of the through hole 15a of the shaft surface portion 15 and providing a male screw on the outer periphery of the rear end of the shaft portion, both are screwed together and the shaft surface portion is integrally fixed to the outer periphery of the rear end of the shaft portion. It is within the scope of the present invention to adopt such a configuration.

  Further, the overall length of the shaft portion 14 is not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, when an elastic member 19 described later is disposed between the surface portion 12 and the shaft surface portion 15 in a state where no load is applied, The tip 14b has a length that protrudes outward from the upper end 6a of the neck body 6. Further, in this embodiment, the diameter of the shaft portion 14 is the same from the front end 14b to the rear end 14a. The length and the shaft diameter of the shaft portion 14 are not particularly limited, and can be changed in design within the scope of the present invention. Further, the shape of the shaft portion 14 is not limited to the present embodiment, and the design can be arbitrarily changed.

The locking part 17 is integrally provided at the tip 14b of the shaft part 14, and is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape in front view with left and right locking surfaces 18 and 18 protruding in the horizontal direction from the tip 14b of the shaft part 14. Has been.
In the present embodiment, the length of the locking portion lower surface 17a composed of the locking surfaces 18, 18 is selected to be a trapezoidal shape that is longer than the length of the locking portion upper surface 17b.
In addition, the whole shape of the latching | locking part 17 is not specifically limited, If it has the latching surfaces 18 and 18 which can be latched at least in the receiving part 23 of the to-be-latched member 20 mentioned later, it will be in another shape. The design can be changed. For example, the shape of the front view includes a trapezoidal shape in which the length of the locking portion upper surface 17b is longer than the length of the locking portion lower surface 17a, or a rectangular shape in which the lengths of the both surfaces 17a and 17b are the same. It may be a shape or the like, and a columnar shape, a prismatic shape, or the like can be selected. Preferably, it is preferable to select a shape that can be easily picked up and pulled by a consumer through a finger or a jig.

  The locking portion 17 has a size that can be inserted into at least the neck connecting hole 4 of the head 1 and the insertion hole portion 22 of the locked member 20, and specifically, as shown in FIGS. In addition, the overall length L of the locking portion lower surface 17a obtained by adding the lengths L1 and L2 in the protruding direction of the left and right locking surfaces 18 and 18 is the insertion of the neck connecting hole 4 and the locked member 20 of the head 1 The hole 22 is formed to be slightly shorter than the lengths L3 and L4 in the longitudinal direction, and the length L5 in the short direction of the locking portion lower surface 17a is the length of the neck connecting hole 4 of the head 1 and the locked member 20. The insertion hole portion 22 is formed slightly shorter than the length L6 in the end-hand direction. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the locking portion 17 is integrally provided above the shaft portion 14 that is vertically movable and rotatable with respect to the neck body 6, so that the locking portion 17 is the upper end of the neck body 6. Therefore, it can be moved up and down and rotated left and right.

  For example, the elastic member 19 is wound around the outer periphery of the shaft portion 14 in the communication hole 9 (first communication hole 9a) of the neck portion main body 6, and is sandwiched between the surface portion 12 and the shaft surface portion 15. An example is a coil spring that can be expanded and contracted. The elastic member 19 does not have to be a coil spring as in this embodiment as long as it can draw the locking portion 17 toward the neck body 6 at all times. For example, a rubber string etc. are mentioned as an example.

In this embodiment, the locked member 20 is formed in a disc shape, and can be brought into contact with the inner peripheral edge of the neck connecting hole 4 of the head 1 when arranged in the head 1. The contact surface 21 is provided on the back surface. An insertion hole portion 22 through which the locking portion 17 inserted through the neck connection hole 4 of the head 1 can be inserted is provided at a substantially central position.
The insertion hole 22 is formed as a rectangular long hole having substantially the same shape as the neck connection hole 4 of the head 1.
A receiving portion 23 is provided on the surface so as to be orthogonal to the insertion hole portion 22.

The receiving portion 23 has a width capable of receiving at least the locking surface 18 of the locking portion 17, and in the present embodiment, the receiving portion 23 forms a concave groove-shaped receiving portion between the rising walls 23 a. It is said.
That is, when the locking surface 18 of the locking portion 17 is brought into contact with the receiving surface 23b of the receiving portion 23, the rotation operation of the locking portion 17 is suppressed by the rising wall 23a rising so as to sandwich the locking portion 17. The Therefore, the locking portion 17 is not unexpectedly released by the pull-up operation of the locking portion 17 by the elastic wall 19 and the structure of the rising wall 23a.

Further, according to this embodiment, the rising wall 23a is provided perpendicular to the receiving surface 23b on the receiving surface 23b side, and has a gently curved surface from the upper end of the rising surface 23c. 23d is provided. The guide surface 23d slides the locking surface 18 of the locking portion 17 along the curved surface of the guide surface 23d when the locking portion 17 lifted upward against the elasticity of the elastic member 19 is rotated. Then, it is guided to the receiving surface 23b of the receiving portion 23.
In the present embodiment, the receiving portion 23 is provided so as to be orthogonal to the insertion hole portion 22. However, the receiving portion 23 is not limited to this, and the position of the locking portion 17 is shifted from the insertion hole portion 22. If a configuration capable of receiving the locking surface 18 is employed, it is within the scope of the present invention. In the present embodiment, an example in which the receiving portion 23 is provided above the insertion hole portion 22, that is, on the surface of the locked member 20, will be described. May be provided.

  Here, the connection operation and the connection release operation of the neck portion 5 to the head 1 by the neck connection structure of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, the operation | movement which connects the head 1 and the neck 5 is demonstrated.
The lid 3 of the head 1 is removed, the locked member 20 is arranged on the neck connecting hole 4 in the head 1, and the insertion hole 22 communicates with the neck connecting hole 4 (in this embodiment). Simply put).
Next, the locking portion 17 is inserted into the neck connecting hole 4 of the head 1 from below the head 1 and is inserted through the insertion hole portion 22 of the locked member 20.
Next, the locking portion 17 is picked directly by a consumer's finger or via a jig, and the locking portion 17 is pulled upward against the elasticity of the elastic member 19.
Thereafter, the locking portion 17 is rotated 90 degrees in the left or right direction from the pulled-up state so as to be orthogonal to the insertion hole portion 22, and the locking portion 17 is placed on the receiving portion 23 of the locked member 20 located immediately below the locking portion 17. Make contact.
Thereby, the latching | locking part 17 is latched by the pulling-up action of the raising wall 23a structure in the receiving part 23, and the latching | locking part 17 by the elastic member 19 below. Therefore, the neck 5 is integrally connected to the head 1.
In the above-described operation example, the locked member 20 is first arranged in the head 1, but after the locking portion 17 is inserted into the neck connecting hole 4 of the head 1, the neck connecting hole It is also possible to employ a process of inserting the insertion hole portion 22 of the locked member 20 into the locking portion 17 protruding into the head 1 from 4.

Next, the operation for releasing the connection between the head 1 and the neck 5 will be described.
First, the lid 3 of the head 1 is removed, and the locking portion 17 protruding into the head 1 is picked up by a consumer's finger or jig and lifted upward against the elasticity of the elastic member 19.
And after the latching | locking part 17 remove | deviates from the receiving part 23, this latching | locking part 17 is rotated 90 degree | times to the left or right direction from the receiving part 23 position, and this latching | locking part 17 is matched with the penetration hole part 22.
Then, by releasing the lifting action of the locking part 17, the locking part 17 is drawn toward the upper end of the neck body 6 by the elastic member 19 and is removed from the head 1.
"Modification"

The opening 2 of the head 1 is provided with a predetermined area in the illustrated embodiment in the above-described embodiment. However, the opening 2 is provided in an area further extending in the direction of the occipital region or only in a predetermined area of the occipital region. It is also possible to adopt a configuration that does this.
That is, the design can be changed without particular limitation as long as the boundary between the opening 2 and the lid 3 is provided in a region that can be concealed by flocking.
Further, in this embodiment, although not particularly illustrated and described, a flat surface may be provided on the inner peripheral edge of the neck connecting hole 4 of the head 1 so that the locked member 20 can be stably disposed. It is also possible to provide a recess so that the locked member 20 can be held.
Furthermore, the structure to which the to-be-latched member is being fixed integrally in the head may be sufficient.
Alternatively, a configuration in which the receiving portion is directly provided at the inner surface position in the direction orthogonal to the neck connecting hole 4 of the head 1 without arranging the locked member as a separate body may be employed.

It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows one usage pattern of the connection structure of this invention neck part, and the state which connected the neck part to the head is shown. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a neck portion is removed from the state of FIG. 1. (A) is a schematic sectional drawing of a neck part connection structure, and shows the state by which the latching | locking part of a neck is latched by the receiving part of a to-be-latched member, (b) shows the top view. (A) shows a state in which the locking portion of the neck portion is lifted upward from the state of FIG. 3 to release the locking state with respect to the receiving portion of the locking portion against the elasticity of the elastic member, (b) ) Shows a plan view thereof.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Head 2 Opening 4 Neck part connection hole 5 Neck part 6 Neck part main body 17 Locking part 19 Elastic member 20 Locked member 21 Contact surface 22 Insertion hole part 23 Receiving part

Claims (2)

A connection structure for releasably connecting the neck to the head,
The head is provided with at least one opening and is formed in a hollow shape with a neck connecting hole,
At least a locking portion that can be inserted into the neck connecting hole of the head,
A neck body provided at the upper end so that the locking portion can be moved up and down and rotated left and right;
A neck portion composed of an elastic member that always pulls the locking portion toward the neck body, and can expand and contract the locking portion in the vertical direction ;
A contact surface disposed in the head and capable of contacting the inner periphery of the neck connection hole of the head;
In the head, an insertion hole portion through which the locking portion inserted through the neck connection hole can be inserted, and
From a to-be-latched member comprised with the receiving part which pulls up upwards against the elasticity of the said elastic member, and latches the said latching | locking part rotated in the predetermined direction in the position shifted from the said insertion hole part A doll neck connection structure characterized by comprising: The neck part is provided with a communication hole inside and formed into a hollow cylindrical shape, and a neck part body provided with a surface part at a predetermined position in the communication hole ;
A shaft portion that can be inserted into the communication hole in the neck body, and has a shaft surface portion at a predetermined position;
A front trapezoidal locking portion provided integrally with a locking surface on the left and right at the tip of the shaft portion; and
It consists of an elastic member consisting of a coil spring,
The coil spring is wound around the outer periphery of the shaft portion in the communication hole of the neck portion main body, and is sandwiched between the surface portion in the communication hole of the neck portion main body and the shaft surface portion of the shaft portion so as to be extendable and contractible. The neck connection structure of a doll according to claim 1.

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